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Electoral results for the district of Welshpool

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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Welshpool in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Welshpool

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Member Party Term
  Colin Jamieson Labor 1974–1986
  Bill Thomas Labor 1986–1989

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1986 Western Australian state election: Welshpool[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Thomas 10,073 63.2 −1.6
Liberal Stephen Gardiner 5,872 36.8 +1.6
Total formal votes 15,945 95.9 −0.6
Informal votes 683 4.1 +0.6
Turnout 16,628 91.8 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −1.6
1983 Western Australian state election: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 9,482 64.8
Liberal Robert Gray 5,159 35.2
Total formal votes 14,641 96.5
Informal votes 525 3.5
Turnout 15,166 87.8
Labor hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 8,084 59.4 +3.2
Liberal Francesco Piccolo 5,533 40.6 −3.2
Total formal votes 13,617 95.4 −0.3
Informal votes 659 4.6 +0.3
Turnout 14,276 87.5 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

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1977 Western Australian state election: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 7,772 56.2
Liberal Brian Rose 6,065 43.8
Total formal votes 13,837 95.7
Informal votes 621 4.3
Turnout 14,458 90.1
Labor hold Swing −7.9
1974 Western Australian state election: Welshpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Colin Jamieson 8,807 61.5
Liberal George Fisher 4,492 31.4
National Alliance Laurence Eaton 1,026 7.2
Total formal votes 14,325 94.9
Informal votes 763 5.1
Turnout 15,088 88.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Colin Jamieson 8,961 62.6
Liberal George Fisher 5,364 37.4
Labor hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.